What's the symptoms of Renal Parenchymal Disease

If you are suspicious to Renal Parenchymal Disease, you may have the following symptoms:


blood in the urine, abnormal blood tests, high blood pressure (Renal parenchymal disease is the most common cause of secondary hypertension, and is responsible for 2-5% of all cases of hypertension), swelling in the feet and lower legs, arms, or face, and symptoms of urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections do not usually mean kidney disease exists, but a patient should contact his physician. Loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, sleepiness, itching, twitching, and a metallic taste in the mouth indicate chronic kidney disease.

Diagnosis of Renal Parenchymal Disease


If you have two or more symptoms of Renal Parenchymal Disease, you may need to make tests for an accurate diagnosis. Doctors use abdominal ultrasounds to find cysts, a urine analysis and a cystic fluid exam. Elevated blood urea nitrogen concentration and serum creatinine concentrations confirm whether a patient who has had an ultrasound showing cysts has parenchymal kidney disease.

Tests for Renal Parenchymal Disease

The tests to indicate the renal parenchymal disease, include:
● A blood test, which is used to check up your GFR. GFR stands for glomerular filtering rate, which tells how well your kidneys are filtering.
● A urine test checks for albumin or blood cells in your urine. Albumin is a protein that can pass into the urine when the kidneys are damaged.
● A kidney biopsy may help find out the cause of chronic kidney disease. After a kidney transplant, a doctor may use this test if he or she suspects the organ is being rejected by your body.
● Other tests to indicate the early damages of your kidney parenchyma. These tests can replace the kidney biopsy. These tests include microglobulinβ2, Cystatin C, homocysteine, retinol binding protein, microglobulin α1, GGT, NAG, ECT etc.
Experts recommend screening people to take tests early who are in high-risk groups, such as people with diabetes or high blood pressure.